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When leftists claim a piece of entertainment that most people wouldn't find leftist is leftist, this is usually what they're doing.
Someone on here just a few days ago was claiming Backrooms is leftist because the protag (a black guy) is possessive & rapey.
Someone on here just a few days ago was claiming Backrooms is leftist because the protag (a black guy) is possessive & rapey.
Actually it was several someones. When I asked one of them if a movie with the sexes switched, a woman trying to control a man, would mean it was political in the opposite direction, I immediately got blocked.
Someone said that "the president was pals with Epstein" to argue that people who aren't leftists are pro-rape. I pointed out leftist Noam Chomsky and Democrat Bill Clinton were also pals with Epstein & did far less to distance themselves from him. No response.
🧵 Mix-up or Miracle? Qur’an 28’s Engagement with the Biblical Jacob and Moses Narratives (with @Kashmiri_Fire) 
Some argue that certain Qur’anic stories and characters are placed erroneously; using this as evidence that the Qur’an misunderstands Biblical narratives. One example cited is Q 28:22–29, which is said to conflate Moses’ story in Exodus 2 with Jacob’s story in Genesis 29.
This accusation usually depends on a broader assumption in Western Qur’anic studies: that similarities and differences between the Qur’an and the Bible are best explained through loose oral tradition rather than a Biblically literate Qur’an engaging earlier texts with precision.
What still bothers the heck out of me is the refusal of Western military intelligence - and much of the osint community trying not to stray from the group think - is the 5-year refusal to acknowledge Russian wooden ammo boxes.
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The Russian two man carry wooden boxes - that you can't use with forklifts - is a logistical ball and chain that results in ~1/3 the artillery tonnage supply productivity of Western Armies.
You can see the lack of forklift loading docks in Russia from space, for goodness sake!
You can see the lack of forklift loading docks in Russia from space, for goodness sake!
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I’ve been asking people to reconsider their adversarial approach to this situation for years. These pleas occasionally get a like, but the public has not shifted its behaviour.
I sometimes feel powerless to impact others, but then I realize I’m up against military grade PSYOPS.
I sometimes feel powerless to impact others, but then I realize I’m up against military grade PSYOPS.
I understand the mechanism of this PSYOPS. I’ve described it in detail, to no avail. People still resort to stereotypical defence tactics when they perceive themselves under attack.
And we are under attack. It’s been relentless since 2015. So this is engrained behaviour now.
And we are under attack. It’s been relentless since 2015. So this is engrained behaviour now.
It’s like a reflex arc. Or a Pavlovian response. But it gives me hope that others can see the aggravated nature of continuing this behaviour arc. It will continue the process of dividing us more and more until reconciliation is impossible. Like it is in the US right now.
Review of Beta YTD. 101
After a big drawdown for just about everything on Friday I thought I would step back and avoid the histrionics of the fairly volatile year and see what's what on the most important from of investing. "Always own beta". This is my #1 principle 1/n
After a big drawdown for just about everything on Friday I thought I would step back and avoid the histrionics of the fairly volatile year and see what's what on the most important from of investing. "Always own beta". This is my #1 principle 1/n
Notice that through Friday 100% Allocation to SPY has generated an 8.5% Return outperforming cash by almost 700bp. Thats a super solid return consistent with a broad strong bull market and economy. However it came with a scary 7% drawdown. 60/40 has really not done well.
While the return has been 300bp over cash, bond's didnt really protect you much at all. Before I jump into my more balanced forms of beta, NDX has obviously been a better place to be than SPY as NDX returns (not shown) are another 600bp higher. Kudos for those who
Petraeus: The U.S. is in a strategic cul-de-sac with Iran. Any route out has downsides.
Iran has been badly weakened militarily, but it still has drones, missiles, fast boats and the ability to create serious problems in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. 1/
Iran has been badly weakened militarily, but it still has drones, missiles, fast boats and the ability to create serious problems in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. 1/
Petraeus: The challenge is restoring freedom of navigation through Hormuz without giving Iran authority to charge tolls or navigation fees.
While still dealing with enriched uranium, sanctions, proxies and the future of Iran’s nuclear program. 2/
While still dealing with enriched uranium, sanctions, proxies and the future of Iran’s nuclear program. 2/
Petraeus: Tehran appears to believe Trump has less staying power than Iran does.
Iran does not face midterms, an affordability agenda or fear of losing the House. Trump needs a deal, and the regime seems to understand that leverage. 3X
Iran does not face midterms, an affordability agenda or fear of losing the House. Trump needs a deal, and the regime seems to understand that leverage. 3X
After the Atari 2600 failed me. I decided to pull out the NES and see what I got on that one. It was another adventure so come along and follow the 🧵👇🏼
At first boot all I got was a flashing red light and the video would flash off and on. I decided to unplug everything and spray contact cleaner in the slot and also clean the cartridges. That at least got me to a gray screen
Man did a little bit of wiggling and a jiggling moving the cartridge back a little side. A little hit the reset and voila!
The state has now rested its case against Karmelo Anthony. We had heard rumors that Hunter Metcalf might be testifying today, but the state is now done calling witnesses. Then the judge asked Karmelo's defense team what was next.
Defense asked for the court to move to a direct verdict. That's a motion asking a judge to rule in their favor before a case is submitted to the jury, arguing that the opposing side has legally failed to present enough evidence to prove their claim
Judge said no.
Then the judge asked the defense what's next. They said they didn't know and we are now taking a break.
Defense asked for the court to move to a direct verdict. That's a motion asking a judge to rule in their favor before a case is submitted to the jury, arguing that the opposing side has legally failed to present enough evidence to prove their claim
Judge said no.
Then the judge asked the defense what's next. They said they didn't know and we are now taking a break.
Defense is now calling its first witness: Adam Linwood, a football and track coach at Centennial High School where Karmelo Anthony attended.
He's testifying that at their school, kids from other schools don't get kicked out from their team tent, but he's unaware of what the team policies are from other schools. He adds that things have changed since Austin's death. Now kids from other school are no longer allowed.
Judge John McConnell just issued a sweeping ruling blocking Trump’s immigration and asylum policies.
This is the same judge AFL exposed for failing to recuse from the Trump spending freeze case — despite previously leading a nonprofit that received $128M in federal funding.
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This is the same judge AFL exposed for failing to recuse from the Trump spending freeze case — despite previously leading a nonprofit that received $128M in federal funding.
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Judge McConnell served 18 years on the board of Crossroads Rhode Island.
His nonprofit received $128 million in government funding during that time.
His nonprofit received $128 million in government funding during that time.
Last year, Judge McConnell blocked President Trump’s spending freeze.
His nonprofit stood to receive millions more following his ruling to keep federal funds flowing through one of the plaintiff states.
His nonprofit stood to receive millions more following his ruling to keep federal funds flowing through one of the plaintiff states.
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I'm a cardiologist. I'm 58 years old. I was born in Iran, exiled as a child, and rebuilt my life from nothing in a country that owed me nothing.
It took me decades to understand what I'm about to tell you.
I learned some of these lessons in medical school. Some in the cath lab at 3 AM. Some from Rumi and Rabbi Nachman. Some from patients who taught me more about living in their final hours than I learned in four years of residency.
I wish someone had given me these words at twenty. No one did. So I'm giving them to you now.
I'm a cardiologist. I'm 58 years old. I was born in Iran, exiled as a child, and rebuilt my life from nothing in a country that owed me nothing.
It took me decades to understand what I'm about to tell you.
I learned some of these lessons in medical school. Some in the cath lab at 3 AM. Some from Rumi and Rabbi Nachman. Some from patients who taught me more about living in their final hours than I learned in four years of residency.
I wish someone had given me these words at twenty. No one did. So I'm giving them to you now.
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The less you say, the more your words carry. I've spent thousands of hours in ICU waiting rooms. The person everyone turns to is never the one who talked most. They're the one who waited, listened, and spoke only when it mattered. Silence isn't emptiness. It's precision. The Kotzker Rebbe said: not everything that is thought should be said. Not everything said should be written. Not everything written should be published.
Don't take everything personally. Most people are far too consumed by their own fears and insecurities to think about you as much as you imagine. I spent years believing the world was scrutinizing my every misstep. It wasn't. It was busy with its own. The freedom that comes from truly understanding this is one of the most underrated gifts of getting older.
What you focus on becomes your reality. The Kabbalists mapped this centuries ago — where your attention goes, your life follows. I've watched patients with terrible prognoses outlive patients with better numbers, because one group focused on what they could still build and the other focused on the verdict. Your mind is not a passenger in your life. It's the steering wheel.
The less you say, the more your words carry. I've spent thousands of hours in ICU waiting rooms. The person everyone turns to is never the one who talked most. They're the one who waited, listened, and spoke only when it mattered. Silence isn't emptiness. It's precision. The Kotzker Rebbe said: not everything that is thought should be said. Not everything said should be written. Not everything written should be published.
Don't take everything personally. Most people are far too consumed by their own fears and insecurities to think about you as much as you imagine. I spent years believing the world was scrutinizing my every misstep. It wasn't. It was busy with its own. The freedom that comes from truly understanding this is one of the most underrated gifts of getting older.
What you focus on becomes your reality. The Kabbalists mapped this centuries ago — where your attention goes, your life follows. I've watched patients with terrible prognoses outlive patients with better numbers, because one group focused on what they could still build and the other focused on the verdict. Your mind is not a passenger in your life. It's the steering wheel.
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One day, your pain will make sense.
My family lost a 2,700-year home in Iran. We left with almost nothing. For years that felt like pure destruction — a story with no redemption, no purpose, just loss.
That exile became the reason I practice medicine in freedom. Write books in English. Raise my children in safety. Stand here today speaking to you.
The heartbreak, rejection, failure, and disappointment you curse right now may become the very foundation you build everything on. You cannot see it from inside the pain. But I'm 55 and I'm telling you — from the other side — it was all curriculum. Every last piece of it.
Rabbi Nachman said: if you believe you can break, believe with equal force that you can repair. The breaking was never the end of the story. It was the opening.
Every person enters your life for a reason. Some come to love you. Some to teach you. Some to wake you up. And some to show you exactly what you should never accept again. The Baal Shem Tov taught that every encounter is a divine appointment — even the ones that shatter you. Especially those.
One day, your pain will make sense.
My family lost a 2,700-year home in Iran. We left with almost nothing. For years that felt like pure destruction — a story with no redemption, no purpose, just loss.
That exile became the reason I practice medicine in freedom. Write books in English. Raise my children in safety. Stand here today speaking to you.
The heartbreak, rejection, failure, and disappointment you curse right now may become the very foundation you build everything on. You cannot see it from inside the pain. But I'm 55 and I'm telling you — from the other side — it was all curriculum. Every last piece of it.
Rabbi Nachman said: if you believe you can break, believe with equal force that you can repair. The breaking was never the end of the story. It was the opening.
Every person enters your life for a reason. Some come to love you. Some to teach you. Some to wake you up. And some to show you exactly what you should never accept again. The Baal Shem Tov taught that every encounter is a divine appointment — even the ones that shatter you. Especially those.
Todd had terminal ALS and just ordered a wheelchair—then DMSO gave him his life back
His brain fog vanished. Breathing crises stopped in 3 days. He dragged 340-lb beams across a road. His reflexes healed.
His recovery shocked his doctors—but ALS is far from the only thing DMSO helps.
James Miller MD found roughly 80% of neurological issues people see neurologists for simply go away once he gives them DMSO.
Approximately 2500 studies support its use for conditions ranging from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s to strokes, MS, paralysis, chronic pain, spinal injuries, depression, epilepsy, and Down syndrome.
Here, I will show how DMSO can cure many "incurable" neurological disorders.🧵
His brain fog vanished. Breathing crises stopped in 3 days. He dragged 340-lb beams across a road. His reflexes healed.
His recovery shocked his doctors—but ALS is far from the only thing DMSO helps.
James Miller MD found roughly 80% of neurological issues people see neurologists for simply go away once he gives them DMSO.
Approximately 2500 studies support its use for conditions ranging from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s to strokes, MS, paralysis, chronic pain, spinal injuries, depression, epilepsy, and Down syndrome.
Here, I will show how DMSO can cure many "incurable" neurological disorders.🧵
Here I present the extensive evidence behind DMSO's ability to treat numerous "incurable" neurological diseases.
This article draws upon over 2000 studies and 200 reports from readers who were healed by DMSO along with practical guidance on how to use it
midwesterndoctor.com/p/how-dmso-hea…
This article draws upon over 2000 studies and 200 reports from readers who were healed by DMSO along with practical guidance on how to use it
midwesterndoctor.com/p/how-dmso-hea…
Since publishing this article, I've received numerous reports of DMSO helping neurological conditions readers had struggled with for years.
All of them can be read here:
All of them can be read here:
Over the past quarter century, a vast and largely unseen effort has unfolded—one difficult to capture in words that fully convey its scale, precision, and consequence.
It was not a single operation, but a sustained campaign of vigilance, adaptation, and quiet resolve, conducted beyond public view.
Through it, a determined network of professionals worked to detect, disrupt, and counter hostile foreign infiltration that posed a genuine threat to the stability and security of the United States.
